Sleep medicine
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Multicenter Study
Weight loss in narcolepsy patients treated with sodium oxybate.
Narcolepsy is often associated with increased body weight. Sodium oxybate has efficacy in many narcolepsy symptoms. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of sodium oxybate on weight in patients with narcolepsy. ⋯ This study suggests that treatment of patients with narcolepsy with sodium oxybate can result in weight loss.